The Jatni police on Wednesday busted a brown sugar racket and apprehended two persons from Bali Chakk in Mundia Sahi of Khordha.
The accused duo was identified as Sk Farid (26) and Sk Chand (22).
The cops seized brown sugar along with some cash, a firearm and a live bullet from their possession. Acting on reliable information about the presence of the peddlers in the area, officials conducted a raid at a street near Irani Masjid at Balichhak of Mundia Sahi and nabbed the duo.
The officials seized 20 grams of brown sugar from their possession. Cops also seized four mobile phones, one single shotgun of bore size 7.62 mm loaded with one round live ammunition and Rs 2, 30,000 in cash. Two motorcycles were also seized from them.